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INPUT


Review - Input

Input Devices

Keyboard
Sends messages by pressing keys
Mouse
Sends data by clicking
Joystick
A rotary lever and used in computer games
Digitizing tablet
Pointing device which inputs drawings
Touch sensitive screen
Interacts by touching the screen
Light screen
Draws directly on the screen
Digital cameras
Inputs images from camera to computer
Optical mark reader
Inputs numbers or letters
Scanner
Scans photo or text into computer
Barcode reader
Reads barcodes (pattern of printed lines)
Magnetic reader
Reads magnetic strip on a card
Voice data entry
Accepts spoken word as input data

 

 

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